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Trevor Hancock: Environmental costs of growing food aren’t reflected in the price we pay

Trevor Hancock: Environmental costs of growing food aren’t reflected in the price we pay

A 2021 paper prepared for the UN Food Systems Summit estimated that the true cost of food, globally, should be about three times what it is
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Our Community: Colquitz Park restoration, cleaning up Clayoquot Sound

Our Community: Colquitz Park restoration, cleaning up Clayoquot Sound

Learn more about plans for the Colquitz Park shoreline at an open house and the expansion of the marine-debris drop zone program for Clayoquot Sound.
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Saving the Mill Farm: The story of how Salt Spring Island Conservancy got its start

Saving the Mill Farm: The story of how Salt Spring Island Conservancy got its start

An excerpt from a new book on local nature conservancies digs into the early days of the Salt Spring group, and how a surprising turn in court helped it save a 160-acre farm
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David Sovka: Let's talk West Nile Virus. Brought to you by: mosquitoes

David Sovka: Let's talk West Nile Virus. Brought to you by: mosquitoes

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control offers this solid advice to people worried about West Nile Virus: “You can lower your risk of infection by avoiding mosquito bites.”
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Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Trevor Hancock: Why carbon pricing is good for your health

Encouraging reduced use of fossil fuels by making them more expensive will result in less air pollution, reducing the health impacts of both air pollution and climate change.
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Our Community: United Way launches campaign, tea lovers gather for festival

Our Community: United Way launches campaign, tea lovers gather for festival

The fundraising goal for the United Way Southern Vancouver Island’s 2024 community campaign is $4 million
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VIU researchers aim to create a reliable test for biotoxins in shellfish

VIU researchers aim to create a reliable test for biotoxins in shellfish

Coastal Indigenous communities are at higher risk of being affected by paralytic shellfish poison because their diets rely more heavily on seafood
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Geoff Johnson: Business admin, computer science among top options for post-secondary courses

Geoff Johnson: Business admin, computer science among top options for post-secondary courses

High-school grads should ask themselves: ‘Am I a people person or someone who prefers to be given a task and be left alone to accomplish it?’
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Monique Keiran: Forestry centre's 'tree cookie' now includes Indigenous history

Monique Keiran: Forestry centre's 'tree cookie' now includes Indigenous history

The Euro-focused timeline of the previous display has been replaced by an exhibit that documents Indigenous and settler milestones and environmental changes
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Trevor Hancock: Forget 'axe the tax.' Try 'pay the price'

Trevor Hancock: Forget 'axe the tax.' Try 'pay the price'

Either we start paying the full cost of our depredations on the planet’s ecological systems and natural resources, or our children and grandchildren will be paying the price
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